diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
index 3803efde933..65c046b1b4c 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
@@ -1198,10 +1198,9 @@ static void set_wm_hints( Display *display, struct x11drv_win_data *data )
     else if (style & WS_MINIMIZEBOX) window_type = x11drv_atom(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL);
     else if (style & WS_DLGFRAME) window_type = x11drv_atom(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG);
     else if (ex_style & WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME) window_type = x11drv_atom(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG);
+    /* many window managers don't handle utility windows very well, so we don't use TYPE_UTILITY here */
+    else if (ex_style & WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) window_type = x11drv_atom(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL);
     else if ((style & WS_POPUP) && owner) window_type = x11drv_atom(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG);
-#if 0  /* many window managers don't handle utility windows very well */
-    else if (ex_style & WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW) window_type = x11drv_atom(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY);
-#endif
     else window_type = x11drv_atom(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL);
 
     XChangeProperty(display, data->whole_window, x11drv_atom(_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE),